[LAU] Best recording software for long session

[drew Roberts]

On Sunday 18 May 2008 20:39:35 Al Thompson wrote:
> I have need to record a lengthy (2+ hours) live show non-stop, stereo, and
> was wondering what Linux program is best at this.  I've tried reading the
> docs and FAQs I could find, and those docs that I could find say nothing of
> any recording time limits, or file size limits.  It's got to save in
> 44.1/16bit .WAV format, and run on non-jack Fedora.

Thought I could help until I got here. I record a band at gigs on my laptop. 
Ubuntu and now ubuntu studio. ardour sitting on jack. Records several hours 
just fine.
>
> I've got Audacity, but besides the fact that I don't know if it will do the
> length of non-stop recording, it's quirky on my laptop.  Sometimes it
> doesn't recognize the input device, and only has one logical input device
> available.  Other times it's fine.  There is no apparent pattern to it, so
> I hate to trust it since I can never predict if it's going to work.

Give rezound a try. You could always record a few hours of background noise at 
home... For testing purposes.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Al

all the best,

drew